c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 25 August 1994. Some random episode I found on YouTube. The OT words are from the ODE2r so it's quite possible that some of them are bollocks; I'll check them out when I get my hands on the relevant dictionary.

C1: Champion Andrew Wilson (3 wins, 163 points.)
C2: Challenger Pat Sheridan.
DC: Richard Samson and Shirley Anne Field.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R Y P E O C K G E
R02: L C O G I S O V U
R03: M L A S V E P B I
R04: 75, 7, 9, 3, 7, 10. Target: 675.
R05: F Q A W O R E T L
R06: W N H A R D E X A
R07: R S E M I N T E S
R08: 50, 1, 4, 5, 7, 10. Target: 325.
R09: G I L L W O M E N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R Y P E O C K G E

C1: PECKER (6)
C2: POKER (5)
OT: CREEPY (6) CREPEY (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: L C O G I S O V U

C1: LOGICS (6)
C2: LOGIC (5)
DC: IGLOO (5)
OT: COLUGOS (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 13)

Round 3: M L A S V E P B I

C1: IMPALES (7)
C2: VIABLE (6)
OT: ABLEISM (7)
Score: 19–0 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 7, 9, 3, 7, 10. Target: 675.

C1: 675. 75x9 (10)
C2: 675. 75x9 (10)
Score: 29–10 (max 30)

Round 5: F Q A W O R E T L

C1: FALTER (6)
C2: FLOATER (7)
DC: FLOREAT (7)
OT: FLEAWORT (8)
Score: 29–17 (max 38)

Round 6: W N H A R D E X A

C1: WARNED (6)
C2: WARDEN (6)
DC: WARHEAD (7)
Score: 35–23 (max 45)

Round 7: R S E M I N T E S

C1: retimes - RW suggests the usage example "It was retimed at such and such", but despite this persuasive evidence, Richard Samson is forced to disallow it.
C2: MINSTER (7)
DC: MINSTERS (8) SERIES (6) SENTRIES (8)
OT: TRIMNESS (8)
Score: 35–30 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 1, 4, 5, 7, 10. Target: 325.

C1: 325. 50x7-5x(4+1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 45–30 (max 63)

Round 9: G I L L W O M E N

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say MELLOWING which is correct.
Score: 55–30 (max 73)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=28

Charlie Reams wrote:Round 8: 50, 1, 4, 5, 7, 10. Target: 325.

C1: 325. 50x7+5x(4+1) (10)

Should that have been 50x7 - 5x(4+1)?

I'm pretty sure that Pat Sheridan is a Scrabble player from West Yorkshire, but I know quite a few Patricias that play Scrabble so I'd be hard pressed to put the right surname with the right face.